Monthly Archives: June 2007

Lack of education ‘keeping families poor’

An educational charity called today for a cross-party commission to examine the reasons why Britain has one of the worst rates of social mobility in the world. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust, said while social mobility in … Continue reading

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India shining in Australia’s int’l education mkt

The growing influx of full-fee paying Indian students is reaping rich dividends for Australia. India is now the second largest source of overseas students and a significant contributor to Australia’s international education market, which is worth A $9.8 billion to … Continue reading

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Insurance industry targets new law

The insurance industry, calling itself Consumers Against Higher Insurance Rates, has raised more than $650,000 to repeal a new state insurance law. A referendum to ask voters if they want to retain the law was filed last month with the … Continue reading

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How IPO grading can help investors

What ails the IPO market What has always ailed the IPO market in India is the predominance of poor quality IPOs and their mixing up with the good ones. Hence, if the good quality issues can be segregated from the … Continue reading

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Will stock market suffer from IPO-induced ‘indigestion’?

The Government may ask giant state owned corporations and banks to reconsider the dates of their IPO (initial public offering), for fear that the stock market may suffer from “indigestion” if all of them make IPO at the same time. … Continue reading

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How to Open an Online Brokerage Account

One of the advantages of the Internet is now you have the opportunity to buy and sell stocks online, using an online brokerage account. Instructions Steps: 1 Step One Decide what your individual financial needs are: How much information about … Continue reading

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